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Food assistance fraud hit $470 million as Congress withholds chip funding
Original: NEW: Fraudsters stole $470 million last year from Americans who need help paying for food. Adopting the same microchip t
Fraudsters stole $470 million last year from Americans who rely on food assistance benefits, according to new ProPublica reporting. The report says adopting microchip cards, standard on credit cards for years, would prevent most of the theft, but Congress has declined to fund the upgrade. Readers are expressing frustration that a known, affordable fix is going unfunded while vulnerable households lose needed aid.
Why now: New ProPublica reporting highlights large-scale theft of food assistance benefits and a stalled congressional fix.
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- NEW: Fraudsters stole $470 million last year from Americans who need help paying for food. Adopting the same microchip that credit cards have had for years would prevent most of the theft, but Congress won’t pay for it. https://www. propublica.org/article/food-st… · ProPublica@newsie.social · 167
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